Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: Poo clues
Exploring how biologists use faeces to find out about animals’ diets and constructing results tables to record observations. This lesson is part of the mixed-age scheme.
Learning objectives
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National curriculum
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Scoring digestion and diet keywords. Explain to the children that the number on each letter tile shows its score. The children can calculate the 'score' of a word by totalling the worth of the letters in it. Model an example, such as 'prey' = p + r + e + y = 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 = 10.
Ask the children to work in pairs to find the highest-scoring word they have learnt through this topic.
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Adaptive teaching
Assessing progress and understanding
Vocabulary definitions
In this unit
Assessment – Science Y3/4 (A): Digestion and foodY3/4 (A): Lesson 1: The human digestive systemY3/4 (A): Lesson 2: Human teethY3/4 (A): Lesson 3: Investigating dental hygieneY3/4 (A): Lesson 4: Teeth of carnivores, herbivores and omnivoresY3/4 (A): Lesson 5: Producers, predators and prey in food chains
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 27 July 2026
